Objective To study the oncogenic potential of mouse translation initiation factor 3 (TIF3) and elongation factor-1δ (TEF-1δ) in malignant transformed human bronchial epithelial cells induced by crystalline nicke...Objective To study the oncogenic potential of mouse translation initiation factor 3 (TIF3) and elongation factor-1δ (TEF-1δ) in malignant transformed human bronchial epithelial cells induced by crystalline nickel sulfide (NiS). Methods Abnormal expressions of human TIF3 and TEF-1δ genes in two kinds of NiS-transformed cells and NiS-tumorigenic cell lines were investigated and analyzed by the reverse transcript polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (FQ-PCR), respectively. Results RT-PCR analysis primarily showed that both human TIF3 and TEF-1δ mRNA expressions in two kinds of NiS-transformed cells and NiS-tumorigenic cell lines were increased as compared with controls. FQ-PCR assay showed that the levels of TIF3 expressions in the transformed cells and tumorigenic cells were 3 and 4 times higher respectively, and the elevated expressions of TEF-16 eDNA copies were 2.7- to 3.5-fold in transformed cells and 4.1- to 5.2-fold in tumorigenic cells when compared with non-transformed cells, indicating that the over-expressions of human TIF3 and TEF-1δ genes were related to malignant degree of the cells induced by nickel. Conclusions These findings demonstrate that there are markedly abnormal expressions of TIF3 and TEF-1δ genes during malignant transformation of human bronchial epithelial cell lines induced by crystalline NiS. They seem to be the molecular mechanisms potentially responsible for human carcinogensis due to nickel.展开更多
Translation factor SelB is the key component for the specific decoding of UGA codons with selenocysteine at the ribosome. SelB binds selenocysteyl-tRNASec, guanine nucleotides and a secondary structure of the selenopr...Translation factor SelB is the key component for the specific decoding of UGA codons with selenocysteine at the ribosome. SelB binds selenocysteyl-tRNASec, guanine nucleotides and a secondary structure of the selenoprotein mRNA following the UGA at the 3' side. A comparison of the amino acid sequences of SelB species from E. coli,Desulfomicrobium baculatum, Clostridium thermoaceticum and Haemophilus influenzae showed that the proteins consist of at least four structural domains from which the Nterminal three are well conserved and share homology with elongation factor Tu whereas the C-terminal one is more variable and displays no similarity to any protein known. With the aid of the coordinates of EF-Tu the N-terminal part has been modelled into a 3D structure which exhibits intriguing features concerning its interaction with guanine nucleotides and other components of the translational apparatus. Cloning and expression of fragments of SelB and biochemical analysis of the purified truncated proteins showed that the C-terminal 19 kDa protein fragment is able to specifically bind to the selenoprotein mRNA. SelB, thus, is a translation factor functionally homologous to EF-Tu hooked up to the mRNA with its C-terminal end. The formation by SelB of a quaternary complex in vivo has been proven by overexpression of truncated genes of SelB and by demonstration that fragments comprising the mRNA or the tRNA binding domain inhibit selenocysteine insertion展开更多
Differences of gene expression between salinity_stressed and control rice ( Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica ) cultivar “Zhaiyeqing 8' were compared using differential display PCR (DD_PCR) technique. Sequence an...Differences of gene expression between salinity_stressed and control rice ( Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica ) cultivar “Zhaiyeqing 8' were compared using differential display PCR (DD_PCR) technique. Sequence analysis of one salt_inducible cDNA clone revealed that this clone represented a new member of rice translation elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) gene family and was tentatively named REF1A. Northern blot hybridization using REF1A fragment as a probe was performed to investigate the expression of rice translation elongation factor 1A gene in response to various environmental factors. It was observed that expression of the eEF1A gene in rice shoots was dramatically induced by salinity stress or exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA). The induction of this gene by ABA stress occurred more quickly than that by salinity stress. In addition, expression of rice translation elongation factor 1A gene was also induced by drought (15% PEG6000), cold (4 ℃) or heat_shock (37 ℃) stresses. The results suggested that the induction of translation elongation factor 1A gene expression by environmental stresses might reflect the general adaptive response of rice plants to the adverse circumstances.展开更多
AIM:To study the expression of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E(eIF4E),which is closely correlated with malignant tumors,and its relationship to prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:Western blotti...AIM:To study the expression of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E(eIF4E),which is closely correlated with malignant tumors,and its relationship to prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:Western blotting was performed to quantify the elF4E protein expression in the normal human liver cell line L02 and the hepatoma cell lines Hep3B, HepG2,and Huh7.Forty-six hepatocellular carcinoma samples with complete clinical data were obtained from Changzheng Hospital during the period of December 2008 to July 2009.The expression of eIF4E in the tumor samples and their adjacent tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry.The relationship between the test results and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) prognosis was statistically analysed by using a COX proportional hazard model. RESULTS:Western blotting analysis showed that there were distinct eIF4E protein bands in all three of the hepatoma cell lines.In particular,the HepG2 cell line had the highest level of eIF4E protein expression.The L02 cell group had a low eIF4E expression.Immunohistochemical assay showed that there were 32 cases in which the tumour tissue expression was higher than their adjacent tissues,accounting for 69.57%.There were also 14 cases in which the tumour tissue expression was lower or no significant difference was found, accounting for 30.43%.COX proportional hazards model analysis showed that HCC prognosis was related to the depth of invasion,the overexpression of eIF4E and p53, possibly as independent HCC prognostic predictors. CONCLUSION:In summary,eIF4E expression is associated with liver cancer,and patients with high eIF4E expression levels have a higher risk of recurrence.展开更多
The relationship between angiogenesis and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (EIF4E) expression level in non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) was studied. Mean microvessel density (MVD) and EIF4E were detected in...The relationship between angiogenesis and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (EIF4E) expression level in non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) was studied. Mean microvessel density (MVD) and EIF4E were detected in 52 lymph node samples paraffin sections of patients with newly diagnosed NHL by the way of immunohistochemistry. Antisense EIF4E cDNA was cloned into plasmid pcDNA3.1 (+) and transfected into Raji cells. A series of angiogenesis related factors,including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinases 9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2) proteins were detected by Western blot. The results showed that: (1) The Expression of EIF4E and MVD was higher in aggressive lymphomas than in indolent lymphomas(P〈0.05)and the expression of EIF4E was positively correlated with MVD in lymph node of NHL(r=0. 695, P〈0.01). (2) Antisense EIF4E eukaryocytic expression vector (pcDNA3. 1-EIF4Eas) was constructed successfully. (3) EIF4E, VEGF and MMP-9 were expressed at high levels in Raji cells as compared to normal human peripheral blood monocular cells (NHPMC), and blockage of EIF4E expression brought down the expression of VEGF and MMP-9. However, TIMP-2 was undetectable in Rail cells, although a moderate level of TIMP-2 was detected in NHPMC. It was concluded that the increased EIF4E expression was associated with aggressive property of NHL.展开更多
Characterization of genes related to sweetpotato viral disease resistance is critical for understanding plant-pathogen interactions, especially with feathery mottle virus infection. For example, genes encoding eukaryo...Characterization of genes related to sweetpotato viral disease resistance is critical for understanding plant-pathogen interactions, especially with feathery mottle virus infection. For example, genes encoding eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF)4E, its isoforms, eIF(iso)4E, and the cap-binding protein (CBP) in plants, have been implicated in viral infections aside from their importance in protein synthesis. Full-length cDNA encoding these putative eIF targets from susceptible/resistant and unknown hexaploid sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) were amplified based on primers designed from the diploid wild-type relative Ipomoea trifida consensus sequences, and designated IbeIF4E, IbeIF(iso)4E and IbCBP. Comparative analyses following direct-sequencing of PCR-amplified cDNAs versus the cloned cDNA sequences identified multiple homeoalleles: one to four IbeIF4E, two to three IbeIF(iso)4E, and two IbCBP within all cultivars tested. Open reading frames were in the length of 696 bp IbeIF4E, 606 bp IbeIF(iso)4E, and 675 bp IbCBP. The encoded single polypeptide lengths were 232, 202, and 225 amino acids for IbeIF4E, IbeIF(iso)4E, and IbCBP, with a calculated protein molecular mass of 26 kDa, 22.8 kDa, and 25.8 kDa, while their theoretical isoelectric points were 5.1, 5.57, and 6.6, respectively. Although the homeoalleles had similar sequence lengths, single nucleotide polymorphisms and multi-allelic variations were detected within the coding sequences. The multi-sequence alignment performed revealed a 66.9% - 96.7% sequence similarity between the predicted amino acid sequences obtained from the homeoalleles and closely related species. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis revealed ancestral relationships between the eIF4E homeoalleles and other species. The outcome herein on the eIF4E superfamily and its correlation in sequence variations suggest opportunities to decipher the role of eIF4E in hexaploid sweetpotato feathery mottle virus infection.展开更多
This paper describes the experiments with Korean-to-Vietnamese statistical machine translation(SMT). The fact that Korean is a morphologically complex language that does not have clear optimal word boundaries causes a...This paper describes the experiments with Korean-to-Vietnamese statistical machine translation(SMT). The fact that Korean is a morphologically complex language that does not have clear optimal word boundaries causes a major problem of translating into or from Korean. To solve this problem, we present a method to conduct a Korean morphological analysis by using a pre-analyzed partial word-phrase dictionary(PWD).Besides, we build a Korean-Vietnamese parallel corpus for training SMT models by collecting text from multilingual magazines. Then, we apply such a morphology analysis to Korean sentences that are included in the collected parallel corpus as a preprocessing step. The experiment results demonstrate a remarkable improvement of Korean-to-Vietnamese translation quality in term of bi-lingual evaluation understudy(BLEU).展开更多
With the rapid development of the global economy and the increasingly frequent exchanges between different cultures,the internal and external trade of various countries is faced with new opportunities and challenges.T...With the rapid development of the global economy and the increasingly frequent exchanges between different cultures,the internal and external trade of various countries is faced with new opportunities and challenges.Trademark translation is not only the transformation and transition of languages,but also the translation of many cultural images.The main obstacle in trademark translation is the cultural cognitive difference caused by languages,nationality,and environment.These cultural differences bring some difficulties to trademark translation.Based on the cross-cultural awareness,this thesis discusses the cultural factors in the translation of trademarks,and on this basis,summarizes the principles to be followed in the translation of cross-cultural trademarks,and finally puts forward the corresponding translation strategies.展开更多
Objective: To study the prognostic value of the pathological margin and molecular margin marked by eIF4E and P53 protein in laryngeal carcinoma. Methods: The prognostic value of pathological and molecular margin was s...Objective: To study the prognostic value of the pathological margin and molecular margin marked by eIF4E and P53 protein in laryngeal carcinoma. Methods: The prognostic value of pathological and molecular margin was studied in 253 cases and 67 cases respectively, the latter were pathological negative margin chosen from the former. Immunohistochemisty was used to detect the expression of eIF4E and p53 proteins. Results: The rate of pathological, p53 and eIF4E positive margins was 20.2%, 19.4% and 32.8% respectively. The recurrent rate of those with positive margins was higher than that of negative margins, which including pathological margin (70.6% vs 35.1%, P =0.0000), p53 margin (69.2% vs 33.3%, P =0.018) and eIF4E margin (63.6% vs 28.9%, P =0.018); The survival rate of those with negative margins was higher than those with positive margins, including pathological margin (the 5-year cumulative survival rate was 37.52% and 64.37% respectively, P =0.0023), p53 margin (the 5-year cumulative survival rate was 24.62% and 75.69% respectively, P =0.0012) and eIF4E margin (the 5-year cumulative survival rate was 43.31% and 77.52% respectively, P =0.0006). Conclusion: The prognosis of those with both pathological and molecular positive margins was worse than that of the negative margins; Both the eIF4E and p53 were useful markers to pick out the poor prognostic patients from those with pathological negative margin, and the former seemed to be more potential.展开更多
The retinal ganglion cells of the optic nerve have a limited capacity for self-repair after injury.Valproate is a histone deacetylase inhibitor and multitarget drug,which has been demonstrated to protect retinal neuro...The retinal ganglion cells of the optic nerve have a limited capacity for self-repair after injury.Valproate is a histone deacetylase inhibitor and multitarget drug,which has been demonstrated to protect retinal neurons.In this study,we established rat models of optic nerve-crush injury and injected valproate into the vitreous cavity immediately after modeling.We evaluated changes in the ultrastructure morphology of the endoplasmic reticulum of retinal ganglion cells over time via transmission electron microscope.Immunohistochemistry and western blot assay revealed that valproate upregulated the expression of the endoplasmic reticulum stress marker glucose-regulated protein 78 and downregulated the expression of transcription factor C/EBP homologous protein,phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α,and caspase-12 in the endoplasmic reticulum of retinal ganglion cells.These findings suggest that valproate reduces apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells in the rat after optic nerve-crush injury by attenuating phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α-C/EBP homologous protein signaling and caspase-12 activation during endoplasmic reticulum stress.These findings represent a newly discovered mechanism that regulates how valproate protects neurons.展开更多
Studies over the past three years have substantially expanded the involvements of eukaryotic initiation factor 3 (eIF3) in messenger RNA (mRNA) translation. It now appears that this multi-subunit complex is involved i...Studies over the past three years have substantially expanded the involvements of eukaryotic initiation factor 3 (eIF3) in messenger RNA (mRNA) translation. It now appears that this multi-subunit complex is involved in every possible form of mRNA translation, controlling every step of protein synthesis from initiation to elongation, termination, and quality control in positive as well as negative fashion. Through the study of eIF3, we are beginning to appreciate protein synthesis as a highly integrated process coordinating protein production with protein folding, subcellular targeting, and degradation. At the same time, eIF3 subunits appear to have specific functions that probably vary between different tissues and individual cells. Considering the broad functions of eIF3 in protein homeostasis, it comes as little surprise that eIF3 is increasingly implicated in major human diseases and first attempts at therapeutically targeting eIF3 have been undertaken. Much remains to be learned, however, about subunit- and tissue-specific functions of eIF3 in protein synthesis and disease and their regulation by environmental conditions and post-translational modifications.展开更多
The eukaryotic translation elongation factors (EEFs), i.e. EEF1A1, EEF1A2, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF1G, EEF1E1 and EEF2, are coding-genes that play a central role in the elongation step of translation but are often altered i...The eukaryotic translation elongation factors (EEFs), i.e. EEF1A1, EEF1A2, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF1G, EEF1E1 and EEF2, are coding-genes that play a central role in the elongation step of translation but are often altered in cancer. Less investigated are their pseudogenes. Recently, it was demonstrated that pseudogenes have a key regulatory role in the cell, especially via non-coding RNAs, and that the aberrant expression of ncRNAs has an important role in cancer development and progression. The present review paper, for the first time, collects all that published about the EEFs pseudogenes to create a base for future investigations. For most of them, the studies are in their infancy, while for others the studies suggest their involvement in normal cell physiology but also in various human diseases. However, more investigations are needed to understand their functions in both normal and cancer cells and to define which can be useful biomarkers or therapeutic targets.展开更多
Objective Cisplatin(CDDP)-based chemotherapy is a first-line,drug regimen for muscle-invasive bladder cancer(BC)and metastatic bladder cancer.Clinically,resistance to CDDP restricts the clinical benefit of some bladde...Objective Cisplatin(CDDP)-based chemotherapy is a first-line,drug regimen for muscle-invasive bladder cancer(BC)and metastatic bladder cancer.Clinically,resistance to CDDP restricts the clinical benefit of some bladder cancer patients.AT-rich interaction domain 1A(ARID1A)gene mutation occurs frequently in bladder cancer;however,the role of CDDP sensitivity in BC has not been studied.Methods We established ARID1A knockout BC cell lines using CRISPR/Cas9 technology.IC50 determination,flow cytometry analysis of apoptosis,and tumor xenograft assays were performed to verify changes in the CDDP sensitivity of BC cells losing ARID1A.qRT-PCR,Western blotting,RNA interference,bioinformatic analysis,and ChIP-qPCR analysis were performed to further explore the potential mechanism of ARID1A inactivation in CDDP sensitivity in BC.Results It was found that ARID1A inactivation was associated with CDDP resistance in BC cells.Mechanically,loss of ARID1A promoted the expression of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A3(EIF4A3)through epigenetic regulation.Increased expression of EIF4A3 promoted the expression of hsa_circ_0008399(circ0008399),a novel circular RNA(circRNA)identified in our previous study,which,to some extent,showed that ARID1A deletion caused CDDP resistance through the inhibitory effect of circ0008399 on the apoptosis of BC cells.Importantly,EIF4A3-IN-2 specifically inhibited the activity of EIF4A3 to reduce circ0008399 production and restored the sensitivity of ARID1A inactivated BC cells to CDDP.Conclusion Our research deepens the understanding of the mechanisms of CDDP resistance in BC and elucidates a potential strategy to improve the efficacy of CDDP in BC patients with ARID1A deletion through combination therapy targeting EIF4A3.展开更多
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF2B,the guanine nucleotide exchange factor(GEF)for eIF2,catalyzes conversion of eIF2·GDP to eIF2·GTP.The eIF2B is composed of five subunits,α,β,γ,δandε,within ...Eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF2B,the guanine nucleotide exchange factor(GEF)for eIF2,catalyzes conversion of eIF2·GDP to eIF2·GTP.The eIF2B is composed of five subunits,α,β,γ,δandε,within which theεsubunit is responsible for catalyzing the guanine exchange reaction.Here we present the crystal structure of the C-terminal domain of human eIF2Bε(eIF2Bε-CTD)at 2.0-Åresolution.The structure resembles a HEAT motif and three charge-rich areas on its surface can be identified.When compared to yeast eIF2Bε-CTD,one area involves highly conserved AA boxes while the other two are only partially conserved.In addition,the previously reported mutations in human eIF2Bε-CTD,which are related to the loss of the GEF activity and human VWM disease,have been discussed.Based on the structure,most of such mutations tend to destabilize the HEAT motif.展开更多
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIFSA) is a protein-translation initiation factor in eukaryotic cells. Recent studies found that elFSA plays an important role in regulating the processes of cellular sen...Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIFSA) is a protein-translation initiation factor in eukaryotic cells. Recent studies found that elFSA plays an important role in regulating the processes of cellular senescence and death, environmental stress response and immune response in animal and plant cells. In the present study, a cDNA containing the complete amino acid sequence of eIFSA was obtained for the first time by sequencing the Litopenaeus vannamei cDNA library, which contained a 474 bp long open reading frame encoding 157 amino acids, with the predicted molecular weight of about 17. 257 ku and theoretical isoelectric point of 5.06. Comparison analysis showed that the amino acid sequence of elFSA gene in L vannamei shared relatively high homology with that in other species. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR results indicated that the mRNA expression of elFSA gene in different tissues of L. vannamei exhibited no significant difference. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis of L. vannamei hepatopancreas infected with WSSV, TSV and IHHNV showed that the mRNA levels of elFSA gene was re- spectively significantly increased, which was 2.2, 2.5 and 1.6 times of that in control group, indicating that eIFSA may be involved in the antiviral immune response of L. vannamei.展开更多
BACKGROUND Breast cancer(BC) remains a public health problem. Tamoxifen(TAM) resistance has caused great difficulties for treatment of BC patients. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1(EIF4EBP...BACKGROUND Breast cancer(BC) remains a public health problem. Tamoxifen(TAM) resistance has caused great difficulties for treatment of BC patients. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1(EIF4EBP1) plays critical roles in the tumorigenesis and progression of BC. However, the expression and mechanism of EIF4EBP1 in determining the efficacy of TAM therapy in BC patients are still unclear.AIM To investigate the expression and functions of EIF4EBP1 in determining the efficacy of TAM therapy in BC patients.METHODS High-throughput sequencing data of breast tumors were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differential gene expression analysis identified EIF4EBP1 to be significantly upregulated in cancer tissues. Its prognostic value was analyzed. The biological function and related pathways of EIF4EBP1 was analyzed. Subsequently, the expression of EIF4EBP1 was determined by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. Cell Counting Kit-8 assays, colony formation assay and wound healing assay were used to understand the phenotypes of function of EIF4EBP1.RESULTS EIF4EBP1 was upregulated in the TAM-resistant cells, and EIF4EBP1 was related to the prognosis of BC patients. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis showed that EIF4EBP1 might be involved in Hedgehog signaling pathways. Decreasing the expression of EIF4EBP1 could reverse TAM resistance, whereas overexpression of EIF4EBP1 promoted TAM resistance.CONCLUSION This study indicated that EIF4EBP1 was overexpressed in the BC and TAM-resistant cell line, which increased cell proliferation, invasion, migration and TAM resistance in BC cells.展开更多
TRPP2, a Ca2+-permeable non-selective cation channel, has been shown to negatively regulate cell cycle, but the mechanism underlying this regulation is unknown. Tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-a) is a proinflammatory ...TRPP2, a Ca2+-permeable non-selective cation channel, has been shown to negatively regulate cell cycle, but the mechanism underlying this regulation is unknown. Tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-a) is a proinflammatory cytokine extensively involved in immune system regulation, cell proliferation and cell survival. However, the effects and mechanisms for the role of TNF-a in laryngeal cancer remain unclear. Here, we demonstrated using western blot analyses and intracellular Ca〉 concentration measurements that TNF-a treatment suppressed both TRPP2 expression and ATP-induced Ca2+ release in a laryngeal cancer cell line (Hep-2). Knockdown of TRPP2 by a specific siRNA significantly decreased ATP-induced Ca2+ release and abolished the effect of TNF-a on the ATP-induced Ca2+ release. TNF-a treatment also enhanced Hep-2 cell proliferation and growth, as determined using cell counting and flow cytometry cell cycle assays. Moreover, TNF-a treatment down-regulated phosphorylated protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (p-PERK) and phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor (p-elF2c0 expression levels, without affecting PERK and elF2ct expression levels in Hep-2 cells. We concluded that suppressing TRPP2 expression and TRPP2-mediated Ca2+ signaling may be one mechanism underlying TNF〈t-enhanced Hep-2 cell proliferation. These results offer new insights into the mechanisms of TNF-a-mediated laryngeal cancer cell proliferation, and provide evidences showing a potential role of TNF-a in the development of laryngeal cancer.展开更多
Native promoters that can drive high and stable transgene expression are important tools for modifying plant traits.Although several such promoters have been reported in soybean(Glycine max),few of them function at mu...Native promoters that can drive high and stable transgene expression are important tools for modifying plant traits.Although several such promoters have been reported in soybean(Glycine max),few of them function at multiple growth and development stages and during nodule development.Here,we report that the promoters of 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN SMALL SUBUNIT S28(RPS28)and EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 1(EIF1)are ideal for high expression of transgene.Through bioinformatic analysis,we determined that RPS28 and EIF1 were highly expressed during soybean growth and development,nodule development,and various biotic and abiotic stresses.Fusion of both RPS28 and EIF1 promoters,with or without their first intron,with the reporter geneβ-GLUCURONIDASE(uidA)in transgenic soybean,resulted in high GUS activity in seedlings,seeds,and nodules.Fluorimetric GUS assays showed that the RPS28 promoter and the EIF1 promoter yielded high expression,comparable to the soybean Ubiquitin(GmUbi)promoter.RPS28 and EIF1 promoters were also highly expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana.Our results indicate the potential of RPS28 and EIF1 promoters to facilitate future genetic engineering and breeding to improve the quality and yield of soybean,as well as in a wide variety of other plant species.展开更多
基金This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30371195), Natural Science Foundation ofGuangdong Province (No. 031756), Guangzhou Science and Technology Foundation (No. 2003Z2-E0191/E0192), and Department ofGuangzhou Education (No. 1002).
文摘Objective To study the oncogenic potential of mouse translation initiation factor 3 (TIF3) and elongation factor-1δ (TEF-1δ) in malignant transformed human bronchial epithelial cells induced by crystalline nickel sulfide (NiS). Methods Abnormal expressions of human TIF3 and TEF-1δ genes in two kinds of NiS-transformed cells and NiS-tumorigenic cell lines were investigated and analyzed by the reverse transcript polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (FQ-PCR), respectively. Results RT-PCR analysis primarily showed that both human TIF3 and TEF-1δ mRNA expressions in two kinds of NiS-transformed cells and NiS-tumorigenic cell lines were increased as compared with controls. FQ-PCR assay showed that the levels of TIF3 expressions in the transformed cells and tumorigenic cells were 3 and 4 times higher respectively, and the elevated expressions of TEF-16 eDNA copies were 2.7- to 3.5-fold in transformed cells and 4.1- to 5.2-fold in tumorigenic cells when compared with non-transformed cells, indicating that the over-expressions of human TIF3 and TEF-1δ genes were related to malignant degree of the cells induced by nickel. Conclusions These findings demonstrate that there are markedly abnormal expressions of TIF3 and TEF-1δ genes during malignant transformation of human bronchial epithelial cell lines induced by crystalline NiS. They seem to be the molecular mechanisms potentially responsible for human carcinogensis due to nickel.
文摘Translation factor SelB is the key component for the specific decoding of UGA codons with selenocysteine at the ribosome. SelB binds selenocysteyl-tRNASec, guanine nucleotides and a secondary structure of the selenoprotein mRNA following the UGA at the 3' side. A comparison of the amino acid sequences of SelB species from E. coli,Desulfomicrobium baculatum, Clostridium thermoaceticum and Haemophilus influenzae showed that the proteins consist of at least four structural domains from which the Nterminal three are well conserved and share homology with elongation factor Tu whereas the C-terminal one is more variable and displays no similarity to any protein known. With the aid of the coordinates of EF-Tu the N-terminal part has been modelled into a 3D structure which exhibits intriguing features concerning its interaction with guanine nucleotides and other components of the translational apparatus. Cloning and expression of fragments of SelB and biochemical analysis of the purified truncated proteins showed that the C-terminal 19 kDa protein fragment is able to specifically bind to the selenoprotein mRNA. SelB, thus, is a translation factor functionally homologous to EF-Tu hooked up to the mRNA with its C-terminal end. The formation by SelB of a quaternary complex in vivo has been proven by overexpression of truncated genes of SelB and by demonstration that fragments comprising the mRNA or the tRNA binding domain inhibit selenocysteine insertion
文摘Differences of gene expression between salinity_stressed and control rice ( Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica ) cultivar “Zhaiyeqing 8' were compared using differential display PCR (DD_PCR) technique. Sequence analysis of one salt_inducible cDNA clone revealed that this clone represented a new member of rice translation elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) gene family and was tentatively named REF1A. Northern blot hybridization using REF1A fragment as a probe was performed to investigate the expression of rice translation elongation factor 1A gene in response to various environmental factors. It was observed that expression of the eEF1A gene in rice shoots was dramatically induced by salinity stress or exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA). The induction of this gene by ABA stress occurred more quickly than that by salinity stress. In addition, expression of rice translation elongation factor 1A gene was also induced by drought (15% PEG6000), cold (4 ℃) or heat_shock (37 ℃) stresses. The results suggested that the induction of translation elongation factor 1A gene expression by environmental stresses might reflect the general adaptive response of rice plants to the adverse circumstances.
文摘AIM:To study the expression of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E(eIF4E),which is closely correlated with malignant tumors,and its relationship to prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:Western blotting was performed to quantify the elF4E protein expression in the normal human liver cell line L02 and the hepatoma cell lines Hep3B, HepG2,and Huh7.Forty-six hepatocellular carcinoma samples with complete clinical data were obtained from Changzheng Hospital during the period of December 2008 to July 2009.The expression of eIF4E in the tumor samples and their adjacent tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry.The relationship between the test results and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) prognosis was statistically analysed by using a COX proportional hazard model. RESULTS:Western blotting analysis showed that there were distinct eIF4E protein bands in all three of the hepatoma cell lines.In particular,the HepG2 cell line had the highest level of eIF4E protein expression.The L02 cell group had a low eIF4E expression.Immunohistochemical assay showed that there were 32 cases in which the tumour tissue expression was higher than their adjacent tissues,accounting for 69.57%.There were also 14 cases in which the tumour tissue expression was lower or no significant difference was found, accounting for 30.43%.COX proportional hazards model analysis showed that HCC prognosis was related to the depth of invasion,the overexpression of eIF4E and p53, possibly as independent HCC prognostic predictors. CONCLUSION:In summary,eIF4E expression is associated with liver cancer,and patients with high eIF4E expression levels have a higher risk of recurrence.
文摘The relationship between angiogenesis and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (EIF4E) expression level in non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) was studied. Mean microvessel density (MVD) and EIF4E were detected in 52 lymph node samples paraffin sections of patients with newly diagnosed NHL by the way of immunohistochemistry. Antisense EIF4E cDNA was cloned into plasmid pcDNA3.1 (+) and transfected into Raji cells. A series of angiogenesis related factors,including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinases 9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2) proteins were detected by Western blot. The results showed that: (1) The Expression of EIF4E and MVD was higher in aggressive lymphomas than in indolent lymphomas(P〈0.05)and the expression of EIF4E was positively correlated with MVD in lymph node of NHL(r=0. 695, P〈0.01). (2) Antisense EIF4E eukaryocytic expression vector (pcDNA3. 1-EIF4Eas) was constructed successfully. (3) EIF4E, VEGF and MMP-9 were expressed at high levels in Raji cells as compared to normal human peripheral blood monocular cells (NHPMC), and blockage of EIF4E expression brought down the expression of VEGF and MMP-9. However, TIMP-2 was undetectable in Rail cells, although a moderate level of TIMP-2 was detected in NHPMC. It was concluded that the increased EIF4E expression was associated with aggressive property of NHL.
文摘Characterization of genes related to sweetpotato viral disease resistance is critical for understanding plant-pathogen interactions, especially with feathery mottle virus infection. For example, genes encoding eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF)4E, its isoforms, eIF(iso)4E, and the cap-binding protein (CBP) in plants, have been implicated in viral infections aside from their importance in protein synthesis. Full-length cDNA encoding these putative eIF targets from susceptible/resistant and unknown hexaploid sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) were amplified based on primers designed from the diploid wild-type relative Ipomoea trifida consensus sequences, and designated IbeIF4E, IbeIF(iso)4E and IbCBP. Comparative analyses following direct-sequencing of PCR-amplified cDNAs versus the cloned cDNA sequences identified multiple homeoalleles: one to four IbeIF4E, two to three IbeIF(iso)4E, and two IbCBP within all cultivars tested. Open reading frames were in the length of 696 bp IbeIF4E, 606 bp IbeIF(iso)4E, and 675 bp IbCBP. The encoded single polypeptide lengths were 232, 202, and 225 amino acids for IbeIF4E, IbeIF(iso)4E, and IbCBP, with a calculated protein molecular mass of 26 kDa, 22.8 kDa, and 25.8 kDa, while their theoretical isoelectric points were 5.1, 5.57, and 6.6, respectively. Although the homeoalleles had similar sequence lengths, single nucleotide polymorphisms and multi-allelic variations were detected within the coding sequences. The multi-sequence alignment performed revealed a 66.9% - 96.7% sequence similarity between the predicted amino acid sequences obtained from the homeoalleles and closely related species. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis revealed ancestral relationships between the eIF4E homeoalleles and other species. The outcome herein on the eIF4E superfamily and its correlation in sequence variations suggest opportunities to decipher the role of eIF4E in hexaploid sweetpotato feathery mottle virus infection.
基金supported by the Institute for Information&communications Technology Promotion under Grant No.R0101-16-0176the Project of Core Technology Development for Human-Like Self-Taught Learning Based on Symbolic Approach
文摘This paper describes the experiments with Korean-to-Vietnamese statistical machine translation(SMT). The fact that Korean is a morphologically complex language that does not have clear optimal word boundaries causes a major problem of translating into or from Korean. To solve this problem, we present a method to conduct a Korean morphological analysis by using a pre-analyzed partial word-phrase dictionary(PWD).Besides, we build a Korean-Vietnamese parallel corpus for training SMT models by collecting text from multilingual magazines. Then, we apply such a morphology analysis to Korean sentences that are included in the collected parallel corpus as a preprocessing step. The experiment results demonstrate a remarkable improvement of Korean-to-Vietnamese translation quality in term of bi-lingual evaluation understudy(BLEU).
文摘With the rapid development of the global economy and the increasingly frequent exchanges between different cultures,the internal and external trade of various countries is faced with new opportunities and challenges.Trademark translation is not only the transformation and transition of languages,but also the translation of many cultural images.The main obstacle in trademark translation is the cultural cognitive difference caused by languages,nationality,and environment.These cultural differences bring some difficulties to trademark translation.Based on the cross-cultural awareness,this thesis discusses the cultural factors in the translation of trademarks,and on this basis,summarizes the principles to be followed in the translation of cross-cultural trademarks,and finally puts forward the corresponding translation strategies.
文摘Objective: To study the prognostic value of the pathological margin and molecular margin marked by eIF4E and P53 protein in laryngeal carcinoma. Methods: The prognostic value of pathological and molecular margin was studied in 253 cases and 67 cases respectively, the latter were pathological negative margin chosen from the former. Immunohistochemisty was used to detect the expression of eIF4E and p53 proteins. Results: The rate of pathological, p53 and eIF4E positive margins was 20.2%, 19.4% and 32.8% respectively. The recurrent rate of those with positive margins was higher than that of negative margins, which including pathological margin (70.6% vs 35.1%, P =0.0000), p53 margin (69.2% vs 33.3%, P =0.018) and eIF4E margin (63.6% vs 28.9%, P =0.018); The survival rate of those with negative margins was higher than those with positive margins, including pathological margin (the 5-year cumulative survival rate was 37.52% and 64.37% respectively, P =0.0023), p53 margin (the 5-year cumulative survival rate was 24.62% and 75.69% respectively, P =0.0012) and eIF4E margin (the 5-year cumulative survival rate was 43.31% and 77.52% respectively, P =0.0006). Conclusion: The prognosis of those with both pathological and molecular positive margins was worse than that of the negative margins; Both the eIF4E and p53 were useful markers to pick out the poor prognostic patients from those with pathological negative margin, and the former seemed to be more potential.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.30772368(to DH),81371034(to XH)the Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province,No.2017JZ025(to DH).
文摘The retinal ganglion cells of the optic nerve have a limited capacity for self-repair after injury.Valproate is a histone deacetylase inhibitor and multitarget drug,which has been demonstrated to protect retinal neurons.In this study,we established rat models of optic nerve-crush injury and injected valproate into the vitreous cavity immediately after modeling.We evaluated changes in the ultrastructure morphology of the endoplasmic reticulum of retinal ganglion cells over time via transmission electron microscope.Immunohistochemistry and western blot assay revealed that valproate upregulated the expression of the endoplasmic reticulum stress marker glucose-regulated protein 78 and downregulated the expression of transcription factor C/EBP homologous protein,phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α,and caspase-12 in the endoplasmic reticulum of retinal ganglion cells.These findings suggest that valproate reduces apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells in the rat after optic nerve-crush injury by attenuating phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α-C/EBP homologous protein signaling and caspase-12 activation during endoplasmic reticulum stress.These findings represent a newly discovered mechanism that regulates how valproate protects neurons.
基金D.A.W.'s lab at Xiamen University is funded through grants 81773771 and 31770813 from the National Science Foundation of China and the 1000 Talent Program.
文摘Studies over the past three years have substantially expanded the involvements of eukaryotic initiation factor 3 (eIF3) in messenger RNA (mRNA) translation. It now appears that this multi-subunit complex is involved in every possible form of mRNA translation, controlling every step of protein synthesis from initiation to elongation, termination, and quality control in positive as well as negative fashion. Through the study of eIF3, we are beginning to appreciate protein synthesis as a highly integrated process coordinating protein production with protein folding, subcellular targeting, and degradation. At the same time, eIF3 subunits appear to have specific functions that probably vary between different tissues and individual cells. Considering the broad functions of eIF3 in protein homeostasis, it comes as little surprise that eIF3 is increasingly implicated in major human diseases and first attempts at therapeutically targeting eIF3 have been undertaken. Much remains to be learned, however, about subunit- and tissue-specific functions of eIF3 in protein synthesis and disease and their regulation by environmental conditions and post-translational modifications.
文摘The eukaryotic translation elongation factors (EEFs), i.e. EEF1A1, EEF1A2, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF1G, EEF1E1 and EEF2, are coding-genes that play a central role in the elongation step of translation but are often altered in cancer. Less investigated are their pseudogenes. Recently, it was demonstrated that pseudogenes have a key regulatory role in the cell, especially via non-coding RNAs, and that the aberrant expression of ncRNAs has an important role in cancer development and progression. The present review paper, for the first time, collects all that published about the EEFs pseudogenes to create a base for future investigations. For most of them, the studies are in their infancy, while for others the studies suggest their involvement in normal cell physiology but also in various human diseases. However, more investigations are needed to understand their functions in both normal and cancer cells and to define which can be useful biomarkers or therapeutic targets.
基金This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81974396,No.81874091,No.82072840,and No.82102734)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2020CFB829)the Health Commission of Hubei Province Scientific Research Project(No.WJ2021F081).
文摘Objective Cisplatin(CDDP)-based chemotherapy is a first-line,drug regimen for muscle-invasive bladder cancer(BC)and metastatic bladder cancer.Clinically,resistance to CDDP restricts the clinical benefit of some bladder cancer patients.AT-rich interaction domain 1A(ARID1A)gene mutation occurs frequently in bladder cancer;however,the role of CDDP sensitivity in BC has not been studied.Methods We established ARID1A knockout BC cell lines using CRISPR/Cas9 technology.IC50 determination,flow cytometry analysis of apoptosis,and tumor xenograft assays were performed to verify changes in the CDDP sensitivity of BC cells losing ARID1A.qRT-PCR,Western blotting,RNA interference,bioinformatic analysis,and ChIP-qPCR analysis were performed to further explore the potential mechanism of ARID1A inactivation in CDDP sensitivity in BC.Results It was found that ARID1A inactivation was associated with CDDP resistance in BC cells.Mechanically,loss of ARID1A promoted the expression of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A3(EIF4A3)through epigenetic regulation.Increased expression of EIF4A3 promoted the expression of hsa_circ_0008399(circ0008399),a novel circular RNA(circRNA)identified in our previous study,which,to some extent,showed that ARID1A deletion caused CDDP resistance through the inhibitory effect of circ0008399 on the apoptosis of BC cells.Importantly,EIF4A3-IN-2 specifically inhibited the activity of EIF4A3 to reduce circ0008399 production and restored the sensitivity of ARID1A inactivated BC cells to CDDP.Conclusion Our research deepens the understanding of the mechanisms of CDDP resistance in BC and elucidates a potential strategy to improve the efficacy of CDDP in BC patients with ARID1A deletion through combination therapy targeting EIF4A3.
基金This work was supported by the National Programs for High Technology Research and Development Program(863 Program)(Grant No.2006AA02A316)the National Basic Research Program(973 Program)(Grant Nos.2004CB520801,2006CB910903,2007CB914304,2009CB825501 and 2010CB912301)+1 种基金the Ministry of Science and Technology,National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.30721003 and 30870484)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KSCX2-YW-R61).
文摘Eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF2B,the guanine nucleotide exchange factor(GEF)for eIF2,catalyzes conversion of eIF2·GDP to eIF2·GTP.The eIF2B is composed of five subunits,α,β,γ,δandε,within which theεsubunit is responsible for catalyzing the guanine exchange reaction.Here we present the crystal structure of the C-terminal domain of human eIF2Bε(eIF2Bε-CTD)at 2.0-Åresolution.The structure resembles a HEAT motif and three charge-rich areas on its surface can be identified.When compared to yeast eIF2Bε-CTD,one area involves highly conserved AA boxes while the other two are only partially conserved.In addition,the previously reported mutations in human eIF2Bε-CTD,which are related to the loss of the GEF activity and human VWM disease,have been discussed.Based on the structure,most of such mutations tend to destabilize the HEAT motif.
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文摘Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIFSA) is a protein-translation initiation factor in eukaryotic cells. Recent studies found that elFSA plays an important role in regulating the processes of cellular senescence and death, environmental stress response and immune response in animal and plant cells. In the present study, a cDNA containing the complete amino acid sequence of eIFSA was obtained for the first time by sequencing the Litopenaeus vannamei cDNA library, which contained a 474 bp long open reading frame encoding 157 amino acids, with the predicted molecular weight of about 17. 257 ku and theoretical isoelectric point of 5.06. Comparison analysis showed that the amino acid sequence of elFSA gene in L vannamei shared relatively high homology with that in other species. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR results indicated that the mRNA expression of elFSA gene in different tissues of L. vannamei exhibited no significant difference. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis of L. vannamei hepatopancreas infected with WSSV, TSV and IHHNV showed that the mRNA levels of elFSA gene was re- spectively significantly increased, which was 2.2, 2.5 and 1.6 times of that in control group, indicating that eIFSA may be involved in the antiviral immune response of L. vannamei.
文摘BACKGROUND Breast cancer(BC) remains a public health problem. Tamoxifen(TAM) resistance has caused great difficulties for treatment of BC patients. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1(EIF4EBP1) plays critical roles in the tumorigenesis and progression of BC. However, the expression and mechanism of EIF4EBP1 in determining the efficacy of TAM therapy in BC patients are still unclear.AIM To investigate the expression and functions of EIF4EBP1 in determining the efficacy of TAM therapy in BC patients.METHODS High-throughput sequencing data of breast tumors were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differential gene expression analysis identified EIF4EBP1 to be significantly upregulated in cancer tissues. Its prognostic value was analyzed. The biological function and related pathways of EIF4EBP1 was analyzed. Subsequently, the expression of EIF4EBP1 was determined by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. Cell Counting Kit-8 assays, colony formation assay and wound healing assay were used to understand the phenotypes of function of EIF4EBP1.RESULTS EIF4EBP1 was upregulated in the TAM-resistant cells, and EIF4EBP1 was related to the prognosis of BC patients. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis showed that EIF4EBP1 might be involved in Hedgehog signaling pathways. Decreasing the expression of EIF4EBP1 could reverse TAM resistance, whereas overexpression of EIF4EBP1 promoted TAM resistance.CONCLUSION This study indicated that EIF4EBP1 was overexpressed in the BC and TAM-resistant cell line, which increased cell proliferation, invasion, migration and TAM resistance in BC cells.
基金supported by the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (1408085MH157)Supporting Program for Excellent Young Talents in Universities of Anhui Province, Outstanding Young Investigator of Anhui Medical University, National Natural Science Foundation of China (81570403, 81371284)Scientific Research Grant ofAnhui Medical University (2015xk1080)
文摘TRPP2, a Ca2+-permeable non-selective cation channel, has been shown to negatively regulate cell cycle, but the mechanism underlying this regulation is unknown. Tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-a) is a proinflammatory cytokine extensively involved in immune system regulation, cell proliferation and cell survival. However, the effects and mechanisms for the role of TNF-a in laryngeal cancer remain unclear. Here, we demonstrated using western blot analyses and intracellular Ca〉 concentration measurements that TNF-a treatment suppressed both TRPP2 expression and ATP-induced Ca2+ release in a laryngeal cancer cell line (Hep-2). Knockdown of TRPP2 by a specific siRNA significantly decreased ATP-induced Ca2+ release and abolished the effect of TNF-a on the ATP-induced Ca2+ release. TNF-a treatment also enhanced Hep-2 cell proliferation and growth, as determined using cell counting and flow cytometry cell cycle assays. Moreover, TNF-a treatment down-regulated phosphorylated protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (p-PERK) and phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor (p-elF2c0 expression levels, without affecting PERK and elF2ct expression levels in Hep-2 cells. We concluded that suppressing TRPP2 expression and TRPP2-mediated Ca2+ signaling may be one mechanism underlying TNF〈t-enhanced Hep-2 cell proliferation. These results offer new insights into the mechanisms of TNF-a-mediated laryngeal cancer cell proliferation, and provide evidences showing a potential role of TNF-a in the development of laryngeal cancer.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundationof China(Grant No.31870257 and U21A20181 to X.W,Grant no.32170728 to H.W.)the National Key Research,and Development,Program(Grant No.2018YFE0112100 to X.W.)+1 种基金Excellent Youth Foundation of Henan Province(Grant No.222300420025 to H.W.)the 111 Project of China(Grant No.D16014).
文摘Native promoters that can drive high and stable transgene expression are important tools for modifying plant traits.Although several such promoters have been reported in soybean(Glycine max),few of them function at multiple growth and development stages and during nodule development.Here,we report that the promoters of 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN SMALL SUBUNIT S28(RPS28)and EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 1(EIF1)are ideal for high expression of transgene.Through bioinformatic analysis,we determined that RPS28 and EIF1 were highly expressed during soybean growth and development,nodule development,and various biotic and abiotic stresses.Fusion of both RPS28 and EIF1 promoters,with or without their first intron,with the reporter geneβ-GLUCURONIDASE(uidA)in transgenic soybean,resulted in high GUS activity in seedlings,seeds,and nodules.Fluorimetric GUS assays showed that the RPS28 promoter and the EIF1 promoter yielded high expression,comparable to the soybean Ubiquitin(GmUbi)promoter.RPS28 and EIF1 promoters were also highly expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana.Our results indicate the potential of RPS28 and EIF1 promoters to facilitate future genetic engineering and breeding to improve the quality and yield of soybean,as well as in a wide variety of other plant species.